Our Big Shooting Day!

We all went shooting for the day, Livia chose to stay behind with Josh, Travis, and Katie to watch "Gone with the Wind". She loved it. Jacob and Miriam learned to make their first fire and we all got much better at our aim! Our fingers are bruised from reloading the magazines so much!! Ouch but am pleased to say we got to get a good soak in the tub when we got home. That was divine.


Our new family picture we will get framed. It turned out quite well and resembles our family to the tee!
LOVING IT!
THE HEATH RETREAT IS AT IT AGAIN!( just so you know, none of the guns are loaded! hee hee) I think we have a pretty good defense team for ourselves.( the benefit of having so many kids)

Just took a day to picnic at the park!

The kids dug out a huge swimming pool in our dirt back yard and have used it for forts and swimming pool. They call it there hot tub. Travis helped dig it a little deeper for the ship to fit. Thanks Trav. They even put the old trampoline poles over the top with the hose in it, and a waterfall is created. They have quite the imagination!

A DAY AT THE ZOO

JOSH, WAS PULLING ALL DAY AGAINST THE GRAIN. HE HAD A BLAST! THOSE GEESE ARE IRRESISTIBLE!


Livia is such the poser for pictures. They are just so cute.

My New York Trip

He had a really good time in New York. He said he could have easily gotten lost at any moment, it was so huge. He never goes anywhere without some sort of weapon to protect himself with. This time, it was a small pen that has a sharp point on the end. He even was able to get through the airport and all the checks with it. Crazy guy- I know what your thinking, but he is already taken!
That city is UNBELIEVABLE! It's huge!

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

OK, THIS IS SWEET! KATIE AND TRAVIS - VERSES - J-HYDE AND HOLLY
WE ARE COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER TO SEE WHO CAN LOOSE THE MOST WEIGHT IN 2 WEEKS. WE HAVE TO EXCERCISE AND EAT HEALTHY FOR 14 DAYS. WHO WILL WIN????????????? THE BET- A DINNER FOR 2. KATIE RAN THIS MORNING FOR 45 MIN. I RAN FOR 30. WE BOTH DID WEIGHTS AND ATE SUPER HEALTHY ALL DAY,. BUT WILL IT LAST? CAN IT? WE SHALL UPDATE OUR PROGRESS LATER. THIS IS WAY FUN!!!!!!!!!

BREAD FAILURE!

Ok, so I got out my sunbeam mixer and dove into making fresh homemade bread( including grinding my own wheat!) I tried for a recipee that made 4 loaves at one time. 12 cups of flour! The motor on my mixer started smoking. k-put, broken. So I tried to finish the bread without it and of course it didn't rise at all. What a waist of time and flour. How dissapointing aye? But the good news is I got to order my new BOSCH mixer today. Happy day!!! next week Ill have bread comming out of my ears. Im so excited.